Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11800
Title: Starting out in STEM: A study of young men and women in first year science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses
Contributor(s): Lyons, Terry  (author); Quinn, Frances  (author)orcid ; Rizk, Nadia  (author)orcid ; Anderson, Neil (author); Hubber, Peter (author); Kenny, John (author); Sparrow, Len (author); West, Jan (author); Wilson, Sue (author)
Corporate Author: Australian Government, Office of the Chief Scientist
Publication Date: 2012
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11800
Abstract: In late 2011, first year university students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses across Australia were invited to participate in the international Interests and Recruitment in Science (IRIS) study. IRIS investigates the influences on young people's decisions to choose university STEM courses and their subsequent experiences of these courses. The study also has a particular focus on the motivations and experiences of young women in courses such as physics, IT and engineering given the low rates of female participation in these fields. Around 3500 students from 30 Australian universities contributed their views on the relative importance of various school and non-school influences on their decisions, as well as insights into their experiences of university STEM courses so far. It is hoped that their contributions will help improve recruitment, retention and gender equity in STEM higher education and careers. Evidence presented in this report points to a pressing need for policy makers and stakeholders in the STEM education arena to support the following recommendations.
Publication Type: Report
Publisher: University of New England, SiMERR National Research Centre
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISBN: 9781921597428
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130212 Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
130103 Higher Education
130308 Gender, Sexuality and Education
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390113 Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
390303 Higher education
390406 Gender, sexuality and education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 939904 Gender Aspects of Education
939903 Equity and Access to Education
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160202 Gender aspects in education
160201 Equity and access to education
HERDC Category Description: R1 Report
Publisher/associated links: http://www.une.edu.au/simerr/pages/projects/132iris.php
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